What is it?
A powerful text-to-speech program that enables the scanning of documents and the conversion of text in audio form that can be read back to the student. In addition, it has reference features that allow the student to easily look up (and hear) definitions, synonyms, spellings, and pronunciations of words. Furthermore, it offers study skills tools that offer the capability of highlighting and bookmarking the electronic text, and creating marginal, voice, sticky, and end notes.
Description - firefly by Kurzweil Educational Systems for the iPad is a mobile extension to the Kurzweil 3000 - firefly Web License educational program that delivers anytime, anywhere access to key reading supports for those individuals with the cognitive ability, but not the literacy skills, to learn from age appropriate content. The firefly iPad app delivers core text-to-speech reading functions with speed, voice, and pacing accommodations; and access to the shared Universal Library content available to Kurzweil 3000 - firefly Web License customers.
Kurzweil 3000 Windows® Version 13
What is it?A powerful text-to-speech program that enables the scanning of documents and the conversion of text in audio form that can be read back to the student. In addition, it has reference features that allow the student to easily look up (and hear) definitions, synonyms, spellings, and pronunciations of words. Furthermore, it offers study skills tools that offer the capability of highlighting and bookmarking the electronic text, and creating marginal, voice, sticky, and end notes.
Resources for this product.
Free iPad App
DemoDescription - firefly by Kurzweil Educational Systems for the iPad is a mobile extension to the Kurzweil 3000 - firefly Web License educational program that delivers anytime, anywhere access to key reading supports for those individuals with the cognitive ability, but not the literacy skills, to learn from age appropriate content. The firefly iPad app delivers core text-to-speech reading functions with speed, voice, and pacing accommodations; and access to the shared Universal Library content available to Kurzweil 3000 - firefly Web License customers.
Key Benefits of FireflyKurzweil 3000 How to Videos
- Kurzweil 3000 Overview
- Showing and Hiding Tool Bars
- Change Reading Options
- Looking Up Words
- Using Color Highlights to Study
- Using Writing Supports
- Preparing a Document
- Highlighting and Circling Answers Test
- Working with Fill in the Blanks
- Monitoring and Managing Assignments
- Creating an Audio File
More Kurzweil 3000 Videos and Downloadable Printable TranscriptsSelf Directed Course for Kurzweil 3000 by Special Education Technology British Columbia
Important Aspects of Kurzweil 3000
Toolbars & Quick Start Guide
Quick Reference Guide w/ Keyboard Shortcuts
Options Window with Explanations for Each Tab
__**Extracting Notes and Highlights**__
Magnify Spoken Word
Kurzweil 3000 Printable QuickGuides
Kurzweil 3000 Specific Tasks Tutorials
BookShare and Kurzweil 3000